Targeting Dementia and Delirium Using Age-Friendly Initiatives

This program is designed to help learners recognize the differences between symptoms of delirium and dementia. It emphasizes the importance of providing holistic patient-centered care in acute settings and highlights strategies for aligning age-friendly initiatives with dementia and delirium-focused care to improve patient outcomes. The program offers a comprehensive overview of dementia and delirium care in acute settings, emphasizing the significance of holistic patient-centered approaches and the alignment of age-friendly initiatives for better patient outcomes.

Key Takeaways:

• Recognize at least two differences between the patient with symptoms of delirium and a person living with dementia 

• Describe the importance of using a holistic patient-centered approach in acute care 

• Identify at least three ways to align age-friendly initiatives with dementia and delirium-focused care to improve patient outcomes 

This activity has been submitted to American Nurses Association Massachusetts for approval to award contact hours. American Nurses Association Massachusetts is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. For more information regarding contact hours, please call ANA-NY Executive Director Jeanine Santelli at (518) 949-9254.